Cardboard box



March 2.2, 1932,

L ENQSFIEl-D GABDBOARD. BOX

Filed April 24, 1929 Patented Mar. 22, 1932 UNITED STATS PATENT OFFICEBYRON HASSBERG .ITENGSFIELIL F NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIG-NOR TOLENGSFIELD BROTHERS, INC.,`OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, A. CORPORATION OFLOUISIANA CARDBOARD :BOX

The invention forming the subject matter of this application is acardboard box made in imitation of the basket.

The main object of the invention is to provide a cardboard basket whichcan be very cheaply and strongly constructed, and at the same timepresent a highly ornamental appearance.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the detaileddescriptionV thereof proceeds:

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the complete basket embodying thisinvention;

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective of the base and body members formingpart of the invention;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4; Y

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Y Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Fig. 2 thereof: Theinvention comprises a base plate 1 stamped out to the desired shape; anda stiffening plate 2 similar in shape to the plate 1, but somewhatsmaller in order to provide a projecting flange 3 yextend- 39 ing allaround a collar 4, suitably secured to the stiifening plate 2 by strips5', extending along the outer faces of the collar 4 and the under faceof the stiifening plate 2.

The stiffening plate 2 with the collar 4,

attached thereto, is glued or otherwise suitably secured to the baseplate 1, and a body y portion 5 of the same shape as the collar 4 fitssnugly within the collar 4 with its lower edge 6 supported on thestiffening plate 2. The tu body portion 5 is stamped out of a singlesheet of cardboard creased as desired to enable the cardboard sheet tobe bent into the same contour as the collar 4; and the free ends of thesheet 5 are suitably secured together as by a strip of gum paper. n

In order to reinforce the body portion 5 a plurality of collars 7 and 8of the same conf tour as the collar 4, are mounted to fit snugly andslidably over the body portion 5. The collar 7 is located on the bodyportion 5 in 1929. Serial No. 357,821.

such position that its lower edge 9 contacts with the top edge 10 of thecollar 4 when the body portion 5 is seated within said collar 4 andsupported by the stiffening plate 2. The collar 8 has its lower edgeresting on the upper edge of the collar 7, and the upper edge 11 of thecollar 8 forms with the upper part of the body 5 a recess 12, adapted toreceive a similar collar 13 depending froml and suit-4 ornamental layerof paper, which extends.

under the edges of the plate 15 and over the pad 16 to form anornamental cover for the as iet.

of the yhandle 19y are suitably secured as by staples 20 and 21 to oneof the collars 7 or 8,-in this particular instance to the collar 7.

vThe various collars and stieningplates are covered by thin layers ofornamental paper, and are securely fastenedto the body.

portion 5, as by gluing the collars to said body portion or securingthem by staples or any other suitable securing means. The body portion 5is secured suitably to the collar 4, which, like the other collars, isalso covered with' a sheet of ornamental paper.

When the collars 7 and 8 are properly assembled on the body portion 5,and this body portion is seated properly within the lower collar 4 andsecured thereto, the space between the upper edge of the collar 8 andthe top edge of the body portion 5 is substantially equal to the depthof the collar 13 measured from the inner face of the top 14.

A handle of stiff cardboard is bent into U-shaped form, and the legs 17and 18 The entire construction makes a very strong Y basket by pastingpapers of variousV colors' 'and designs to the separate collars and tothe usA top of the basket.

. While I have shown the handle 19 as secured to the collar 7, 'and haveshown only two collars interposed between the collar 4 secured to thebase plate 1 and the collar 13 depending from the top 14, it is to beunderstood that the handle 19 may be secured to any of the several'collars and thevnuinber of nollarsmay be varied acecrding'to the sizeof the basket and to the designs found desirable.

What I claim is:

1. A cardboard basket comprisingy a base plate, a collar securedperpendicularly to said lbasdplate inwardly from the edges thereof, 'a by portion'seated in said collar and se#y "cured thereto, a plurality ofcollarsin conf tactwith each other and securedto said body portion', thelower .edge of one of said collars vbei;n. in contact with the upper,edge of the surface ofthe collar.V

edge'ofthe top collar and the upper edge of the bottom collar.

` 5. In a cardboard basket, a two-ply bottom, the upper layer being ofthe same shape lfrsirllmed collar, and `the upper edge of ane y i otherof said rcollars being spaced' apart from e the top edge of said bodyportion, .a collar ksldble kon said body portion and having asecuredrthereto to yform a lclosure for sai-d ',vbasket, anda handlesecured to one of the intermediate collars by means passing through the[collar but not through the body portion.

2.V A cardboard basket rcomprising `a body portioma plate fixed to oneedge of said body portiony and having `the .edges thereof projectingaround Vthe periphery of said body .por-

tiomia collar fixed t0 said body portion and y Ytorpsaid plate, aplurality kof vcollars superposed on saidefirst named ,collar and oneach other,

a top extending over the topedge of the body t portionpand having adownturned collar mounted to slide on said body portion and v intosupported contact with one of said Collarsl, and a handle secured toopposite sides of one ofesaid plurality of collars other than the l topone,

' Q .3, vA cardboard basket comprising a polyg- Y onal base plate, astiit'ening plate secured to inwardly from and parallel to the edges ofsaid base plate, a'eollar extending around said stffening plate andSecured perpendicularly --thereto,a body 'portion shaped to form a Ysaidbase plate and having its edgesfispaced "prism -and seated in andsecured to saidcollar, anda -plurality of collars surrounding said'rbodyportionbetween said base collar and said `slidable collar.` Y f f 'l Acardboard basket colnprisingfa 'body portion, a bot-torn` and a top, thebottom having an upwardly extending collar receiving Vthe lower end ofthe body portion, the top having a downwardly extending flange vre- Yoei-ving the upper end of the body portion and a plurality' of collarssurrounding said body I e portion in edge to edge abutting relation andentirely filling the lspace betvveenthe lower

